The South Carolina Department of Revenue says it has arrested a Hilton Head Island business owner for evading nearly $13,000 in taxes.

Hawkins, they say, is part-owner of The Vacation Company, Inc., in Beaufort County.

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He faces three counts of tax evasion.

According to SCDOR, for tax years 2013 through 2015, investigators found that Hawkins, who is also a 55% shareholder in the company, knowingly and willfully comingled corporate and personal expenses in excess of $283,000. Hawkins, they say, tried to disguise the personal expenses as ordinary and necessary business expenses. In doing so, Hawkins evaded paying nearly $13,000 in South Carolina Individual Income Tax.

Hawkins was booked into the Beaufort County Detention Center Friday morning.

If convicted, he faces fines up to $10,000 and/or up to five years in prison per charge.